Burns McDonnell’s team in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, is looking for an Assistant Geologist to support environmental investigation and remediation projects. Burns McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned firm ranked numerous times on FORTUNE’s List of 100 Best Companies to Work For and voted as a Best Place to Work in cities across the United States.

This position offers challenging work with significant project variety at a successful, growing company. The position offers the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of technology applied in the remediation industry, including 3D visualization modeling, forensic studies and investigation, high resolution site characterization (HRSC), remediation systems engineering design, etc.

The Assistant Geologist will perform environmental site assessments, logging of soil borings, subsurface soil sampling, installation and sampling of monitoring wells, report permit preparation, and other activities, as required by the projects, including federal, state, local, and commercial clients. This position is responsible for field sampling, investigations, and report writing.

This individual will be part of an experienced team working on a variety of site investigation and remediation projects and will generally perform the following duties:

Execute environmental site assessments, including subsurface soil and groundwater sampling, air monitoring, monitoring well installation, soils logging, etc.Assist in the preparation of environmental investigation work plans, reports, feasibility studies, etc.Assist in remediation systems design, including in-situ remedies, cover systems, water recovery and treatment, etc.Assist with field related activities including logging soils, air monitoring during investigation and remediation activities, installation of groundwater monitoring wells, collection of soil and groundwater samples for laboratory analysis, and collection of soil for physical testing.Assist in assessing soil and groundwater data, developing soil and groundwater sampling plans, data compilation for soil, air and groundwater analytical results.Assist with proposal and report writing for environmental based projects.Assist in coordinating and scheduling subcontractors for field investigation activities and assisting with site remediation planning and implementation.Assist in coordinating laboratory analysis appropriate to the proper identification and evaluation of samples.Assist with on-site field monitoring to document compliance with various federal, state, and local permit requirements during project construction.Work closely with project teams and field personnel to complete and review projects within scope, budget and schedule. Perform project tasks and assignments within budgeted hours and deadlines.All other duties assigned.Complies with all policies and standards